Convergent and Discriminant Validiation of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) Examinations by the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix.

Bajtelsmit, John W.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n4 p891-96 Win 1979

A validational procedure was used, which involved a matrix of intercorrelations among tests reresenting four areas of Chartered Life Underwriter content knowledge, each measured by objective multiple-choice and essay methods. Results indicated that the two methods of measuring the same trait yielded fairly consistent estimates of content knowledge. (Author/CTM)